Linksys WRT54G HELP please please
 

Hello i am having real trouble setting this router up i have run the cd and all seemed OK but i just cant connect to the internet with this router ! Has anyone got this router and what settings do i need please ? i have had to disconnect it and am now just connecting via stb

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can somebody help me

p.s i also got to the ntl page where i registered the router and then nothing

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Disconnect it : reboot the cable modem (turn it on and off)

Plug everything back in together.

How are you connecting to the router ? CAT5 cable or wireless ?

see if you can ping the router

ping 192.168.1.1

Check u have an external ip address by logging onto the router

http://192.168.1.1/

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Yes sorry i am trying to connect via cable at the moment so not using the wireless feature yet i have tried rebooting about 20 times do you have any idea wht the settings should be in the admin section of the router ? and yes i can get to the http://192.168.1.1/

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You shouldnt need to touch anything for the moment : the router should pick up a new ip address from the cable modem and then nat it through to your macines.

dumb questions : is the cable from the router going to the cable modem correctly fitted ?

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yes i have used the blue cable that came in the box and i have this going from the Samsung set top box to the router

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Try cloaning the mac address!

I had the same problem with a WRT54G v7!!!

Everything worked ok I just could not browse the internet via my wireless connection or my hard wired connection, once I cloaned the mac address everything worked just dandy!

Work that one out!

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and its pluged into the single socket not the 1 of the bank of 4s

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and you can the cable modem ?

http://192.168.100.1/

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yes its plugged into the single socket

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Can you see that address in a web browser ?

http://192.168.100.1/

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yes i can see that in internet explorer

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all looks good then

goto the config on the cable modem http://192.168.100.1/config.html
and disable dhcp

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save config and restart the cable modem.

disable any firewall that you are running and post me back the results of this command in a cmd prompt

start> run > cmd

ipconfig /all

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Fair point. that'll work

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should i have static ip and then disable dhcp server ?

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no this refers to the ip address that your cable modem will get....

Can you confirm the cable modem address by logging onto it ?

There are some helpful tips to getting your problem solved if you scroll up :)

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i must say THANKYOU very very much for all your help i (we) have been trying all night well since 5pm thats 5hrs to get this router to work and it says easy set up on the box i have now placed this router back into its box and it will be on its way back to Amazon asap. The strange thing is that i plugged my old router back in and hey ho im up and running straight away. I think i will have to invest in a wireless access point and plug that into my wired router so i can use the laptop

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LOL I'm really sorry I couldn't help but at least we all tried.

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i really do appreciate all your help so thank you again maybe you could help me on this

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...php?t=33602616

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OK tomorrow Saturday will be my last attempt at installing this router any last minute tips

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Yea make sure your fridge is stocked with beer ready for when you try!

Trust me it helps!

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lol i am starting at 9am and hope to have it set up by midday so no beer just coffee

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have you set up the password for your account on the router and have you set ALL the settings correct >? Make sure about the PPOE or PPOA contacting your ISP... and when I say password I dont mean for the router admin right I mean like ur user and pwd for ie tiscali.com cetera cetera

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NTL and TW are dynamic though.

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I know the IPS are dynamic but I mean if you can contact your router but it cannt connect to (PING) your ISP then unless its hardware failure, incorrect drivers for lan controllers then either firewall incorrectly setup (very unlikely unless you have a pile of poo) then it has to be pwd user and I setup a Linksys where that was required today on the NTL:tele.. .. ..

I ssume it is a TW:NTL conn right
???

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That post doesn't make absolutely any sense to me Luappy13, but as far as I know you don't need to put your username and password ANYWHERE to connect to the Internet. The router will get the information automatically from the cable modem.

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Connect the router and access it via 192.168.1.1 do a factory reset and power everything down! (modem, pc and router.)

Wait 5mins then power up your modem, wait a couple of mins then power up the router and wait a couple of mins now the pc!

see if that makes any difference if not check for new firmware version via the the linksys website and upgrade if available!

If that does not work, power down modem but leave everything else powered up then after 30 seconds try powering up the modem! (If memory serves me right my v7 would not connect via the net unless I powered up the modem after the router had been powered up.)

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09.37 and off we go to attempt to get this router working

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Yeah, me neither, I just skipped over it as a load of drivel...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...s/homelan.html

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10.12 and it is now up and running i turned off zone alarm and my ntl netguard which seems to have been the trick i am now going to reboot and try with the firewalls on

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You're blooming late me laddie if unlike the rest of us you're not going to be making an effort to being on time we'll really have to re-consider your future here.
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BTW we're docking you an hours pay - thats right - all 20p of it.

And what you doing reading this ? Get back to work slackworth

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thankyou again for all your help guys n girls

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Your quite right it was drivel - far too drunk last night while posting - for some reason I was thinking of and ADSL setup :dozey:

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hi guys n girls just another quick question should i be protecting my wireless even though i am not using it yet ?

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Yes! Just because you're not doesn't mean next door aren't... ;)

Assuming you've got it plugged into your system & are connecting wired at the moment...

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If theres an option to disable wireless then disable it if you're not using it, otherwise, yes you need to secure your wireless from the outside world.